Wiñaq | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 12°05′07″S 76°01′45″W / 12.08528°S 76.02917°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Lima Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Central |
Wiñaq ( Quechua for "growing", "the one that grows" or a kind of tree ( Tabebuia nodosa), [2] [3] also spelled Huiñac) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Wiñaq lies west of a lake named Pawqarqucha and south of P'itiqucha. [1]